Web tensioning for web splicing machines



Aug. 10, 1943. c. L. RICARDS 2,326,680

WEB TENSIONING FOR WEB SPLICING MACHINES Original Filed Sept. 1, 1937 4 Sheets-Sheet l mli'vp m Y ATTQRN EY Aug. 10, 1943. RIcARDs- WEB TENSIONING FOR WEB SPLICING MACHINE S Original Filed Sept. 1, 1937 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR 67/145455 1.0mm:

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ATTORNEY S Aug. 10, 1943. c. L. RICARDS WEB TENSIONING FOR WEB SPLIGING MACHINES Original Filed Sept. 1, 1957 4 Sheets-Sheet s k 4 INVENTOR C/mezwl. e/aaeas ATTORNEYS,

Aug. 10, 1943. c. L. RICARDS I 2,326,680

WEB TENSIONING FOR WEB SPLICING MACHINES Original Filed Sept. 1. 1937 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INV N O'R -6M4Z5 mamas (E U W Y @10 0 ATTORNEYS Patented Aug .1 0, 1943 :4;

' drawings, in which I 7 NIT D T- i v 7 2,326,680 I EB TENSIYONINYG FOR WEB SPLICING f MACHINES V Charles LJRicardS, South PlainfielcL NhJ assignor to Wood NewspaperMaohinery Corporation, Plainficld, N. J a corporation of 'Virginia' 1 Original application September'1,.1937, Serial No.

162,002, ,now Patent No. 2,272;225,'dated February 10, 1942.= Divided and this application No' vember 14,-195l1, Serial No. 419 207 7 Claims. ;(c1.' 242:1 50 j This invention relates .to a double' arm maga-.- zine reel, for'use in the printingjindustry;.coni-' bined with a pasting "device whereinfs'eparatef tension devices serve the'two roll positionsibut are controlled from a common source. Its pur 5-5 of Fig/i; I

pose is, .of course, touse two rolls off paper to feed a continuousweh into theprinting "press .by splicingja new. roll of paper to eachexpirin'gf I 7 roll when the 01d roll is used "up. '1 The splicing is accomplished While the press is running at itsnormal rate of speedffor printing and"in'- volvesa'knife which will sever the web coining from the e piring r011 ofpaper and the 11m p web will then take the place 1 of f the expiring web and continue without'interruption and feed thepress' 'i 1 The principal objects of this invention are to combine the feature of applying tension to'the running 'roll controlled by therdiaineter ,ofjthe roll while employing amagazinereel, one con]- trolling means being usedj t0 gdvm'hoth'liolls as each becomes the running roll; to,provide a double brake arrangement so th'at each',brake. takes care of one lof the tworollslor spindlesiso that 'both sets can be and are controlled byja' single regulating mechanism; to provide an i n proved'arran'gement for moving the; spindles eIijd wise when adjusting for side, register; to "p'rov i d means wherebythe paper roll is constantly under control while being unwound-and just. after "splice ing; to provide. an improved brake mechanism for each spindlejsor each roll of paper.consti-. tuting the tension means; to provide a tensionarrangement .the iorce of which. will vary with the size of thepaper roll and which will; asthe'. paperroll decreases in size, gradually lessen down. to a certain point, and there retain. atensionf on the roll whenitis reduced.indiametergandf which 'can be re1easedentir'elywhen the pasteris to be made; toprovide this braking arrange-j Inent insuch a condition that, when therollf on which it is'working; is reduced to its smallest I diameter, therewill still'be'tension enough to, apply the braking-strain to control the'but t as it is being unwound.

will appear hereinafterl 'This application is a division-of mygap licstion 'filed September '1, 1937, Serial No.1 162,002,. Patent No. 2,272,225'bf February'IO; is-42 Reference is to be hadto the accompanying-f h Fig. l'is an end view of a reeI' andpaster as; sembly illustrating a preferredelnbodiment .of

this'invention; I I I I H 45- Other obiectsandadvantages oil the invention Fig.2 is aside view of-the' same; 7 1, Fig.3 anend viewof a part of the'jsame, looking in :the direction of the arrow 3 in Fig.2;

Fig; 4 is a side view'of the paster mechanism; I Fig. 5 is a sectional viewthereof-on the line i'Fig. 6115 an jend v iejw of the-same, looking in the other directiomth'lgnife being-in operative: position, in Eigs'fiandfif v "Fig; '7' is a side View showing the generalar rangement' of the -paper roll spindle,-partly'in* Figfi "is a side -view'of the paper reel; central I sulz p'ort shaft and connected parts;

Fig. 9 is an end view of the paper reel central.

support shaft, looking at the right" end 'ofFig.;8, f and Fig; 10 a wiring'diagrarn. 1

' This'is acombination l'double arm,magazine reel" and pasting device.

In other words, the reel moves around to bring a new roll to the running position and,"jof course, the new roll'is loaded when it is directly opposite to the running position. The rota'tion of 'the new roll tobring' it 'iip'to web speed onsits surfacelis,sup-[ pliedj bya shaft from the press and-controlled by thelsizejofthe "r011.

The reel is supported. by; the two side frames I and la which rest on'and are securedtoabed; plate}. The. side. frames are so designedthatl' at; 3 they form a box for 'revolvably supporting. a reel support shaft Looking at Fig.2 the reel. Su port shaft} extendsoutsideof a "support box 5 on the sideframe l and on'its end is placed a large worniwheel '1 whichislkeyed to the shaft. Worm-wheel engages with a Worm 8 which is keyed. to a shaft' 1 I I "Immediately inside of. the support boxes hand 6 on the support shaft 4 areplaced brake drums .I5'which areacted on by brake bands 11. These drumsrotate freely on theirsupport shaft'ii; 'On the hub of each drum is fastened a gearlfi. Each of these gears connects through inter- I rhediatesl3- and I9 with'a pinionN-which is fastened to the outside end of a paper roll spindle It is to be noted that there are two of these spindles 2| operated from opposite ends. It will now be understood that, if necessary to put a braking action on;a paper rolhspindle, it :is only necessary to tighten 'theproper fbla'ke band -:'l-|\on the drum l5. brake bands will be explained later.

The reason for th two brake arrangementson the support shaft is that each'set takes cmenf one of the two paper roll spindles 2| and both sets can be and are controlled .by asingle-regulating mechanism. The onlytdiiiarennezhetmcn the two brake and spindle asaemblies'iiszthatithey are turned end for end.

On the end of the-supportnshaft :4 .qp ilsitelto.

The actuating mechanism for the against eh'cfof the paper roll. The sleeve slides on the spindle but has a sliding key 42 which keeps it from revolving on the same. This key is fastened to the sleeve by a rivet 43. In -a slot in the rear (BI'Id OifthG sleeve is placed a spring seated pawl 44 which engages with a ratchet face that is cut in the side of the spindle 2!; To look the ynone 3'! in its properposition it will only be neces- ,;sary to pushthe cone and sleeve to their proper :pQSition and the"pawl will lock against backward motion. For fine adjustment of the cone and for jammingthe cone againstthe end of the paper qmlL-larnutfli isJocated on a threaded portion of theinsidecend'or" the sleeve M. To jam the cone 3] against the paperroll it is only necessary to -revolve theznut 45 so as to clamp it against paper the wormlgear l is located apcam 3D XseeQFigs 8 and 9). This cam operates a liinit switch Mil, Q the action of which will be explained further on. Each brake drum 55 carries an insulated com mutator disc ilywhich mounts a number 10f .elec-' trical contact rings J56, the action of which 'will' be-explainedllater. ,4

Located in aiiixed pcsitionjron thesupport shaft 4 are double arm paper roll spiders 225 These are keyed to the shaft 4. At'the two ends ofrthe spidersrare locatedthespindle sockets 23. These sockets, which are the hearings .for the paper roll spindles 2f, arefsupplied nach with; hinged leap 24 which pivots cn-a hinge -25 .and is heldhby a screw gand'thumb nut zfi, for convenient. .re-

movalof spindles} l. p

The paper roll spindles ll revolve in sockets 23. An arrangement for moving the spindles endwise as ,isnecessar whenw adjustin for registeris accomplishedas foliows:

0n the end of each paper roll spindle 2"! is Scene, 'providdthat sleeve n is locked on the .'Sph1dle.by'the pawl 36. Pin holes 46 are provided in the nut to facilitate turning the nut by apinwrench or spanner.

y-At .thelptlie -endpf the paper roll 69 on the 'spindleifl .is ilocatedthe paper ;roll cone 36. I This cone .itself .is of .the same design as the cone 3-1.

Thjslcone, .hdwever, .never removed and has only"to. beflshiited endwise v'vlhen- ,the press is changed to .runt'a different .Widthofipaper; For

7 this reason, two .locknuts .41, which are threaded on the body of the .spind1 e back .up the paper mil h eaehms endfmotion; Whenitis neoess V sa'ry'lto ch'ange ith location jof :the cone for a different size lof lpaper, vit' is necessary vonly to Y nmve'lthese .rnlt sbackward or :a-head as required tollocate the joonelin its "prope position.

- v. s rine brake s'ide endpf the spindle is located fastened a grooved collarll. ,Thegroove infthis collarrengages with a stud Zli-Whi h is fastened to the -.end o'f allevler 29o. meander the lever zs'pivots .on a studs?! which .is las -erred to the spider 2.2 by ,a poppet lever 2.9 is located a screw threaded swivel poppet 31 which engages with a .screw ilwh'ih .is Qperated by a .hand wheel 33. The screw 32 is loosely fitted in a holejin ahub .35 .On the spider vi2, "but is kept from end motion ;by a collar on the screw Linonedirection and the hand wheel as intherother. It. 'wil1 now' .be understood that by turning the handwheel 33 in jone direction or the other the scre'w'fl will move the leverZSi which in turn vwill move thatspindle Z! Vendwise' 1 as required. The collar 2! is locked to the spindle 2| by a spring seated pawl 48 and sliding 'key'flfl (see Fig. "7). To remove ,thev collar it 'isonly necessary to raise the pawl iiree 01 its engaging In the middle .of each ,thebiiake engaging g earjll. This gearis fastened to the spindlein identically the same way as the collar r2l ior easy remoyal when changing paper nulls; '1' l.', ff f I T In the operation of niaking a pasted splicevloetweenan expiringweb'and 'av'n'ew roll .of paper it is hecessarypthat Lthehew rollshouldbe revolved at .als'peeld that will make the surface-speed of the 1611 lapproximately the same as speed of the paperijbeingprinted."fTliis' paper, of course;

cpm'es item the iex piring @butt l]; To accomplish f hlsjfacig' faftil infi'l, which: is driven at paper SPQEdQis arranged to contact with h rnm tibn, drive thBQSllIfdCeQf 'thernewiroll 59?. This .belt is glriyenfby a pulley 5'5 which gets-it drive fromthepresls. The-following will'explain indetail'thi's'belt pplley drive'and'mechanism. l

jl joofking sat'jigl 1; ;2 represe ts ta partof the printing ',p11ess, The 'dr'ii/ing' shaft 1.53 is: "driven from the pressat a Jspeed rela'tive to that of the notch in the spindle and pull the collar ofi endwise,

On the spindle 21 .are located the paperlrell cones 3t and the purpose Of which fls'to locate, center and lock the. paper rolls to the spindle.

The cone r73? on one end of ithespindle must also be easily removable zto hfacilitate changing (of paperrolls. The paper roll vcone .31 is .slidah y fitted ;to the spindle 2.1.7 It .is keptiroin retating on thespin'dle iby'asliding .key '38 which is'locked to tthe' sleeve oi thncne i3] hy e aivet 39: Apin 40 is drivenlinto the side oi theconeslegve and extendsloutsidelthesurface.r The purpose of this pin is to slip into a groove in the .end of the paper roll core (notfsho wn) and lock the paper roll fromrotating.onthespindle. i

In backof the none 33 a slee re 41.. The sleeves purpose is to lock the cone 3'! on the spindle for endwise motion and to Jam same printingcylirniefrs. This shaft 53 is joined-bye is? the b tl e ande h it is "necessary that the surface -speed: of-;-.the-belt drive miner 55 .be t ws th surfa s e dt thefiprint ing cylinders, andrasthe printing cylinders vary in diameter .to ',;suit the requiredsize "of the printed matter, the variable speedfdevice is included in the gearing to-compensatefor the Variation the surfaeespeeds of cylinders efdifierentdiameters The shaft 63is supported at end by.

a-bearin-g llinwhich isan integral part of l a bracket 1'2. The bracket 12*fastens to'fioor stand 55 which is fastened tothebed plate 2." At its upper end this shaft revolves inabearing'ES which is boltedto an extension of the side frame The endless belt 61 wraps around the pulley 6'6 on a long arc. It runs around pulleys TB, 10 and ll andis tightened byspring seated tightener 13. Belt pulleys 10, iii and 10, as well as tiehtener 73'are all carried on a belt support arm 14. This arm is supported byand keyed to a support shaft 15, which swivels in hubs EB-which are integral partsof side frames land 1*. The belt support arm Hi maybe raised up out of operat-' ing position or maybe brought down against the newpaperroll as required by moving'an operating arm llwhich'is keyed to the outside end of the shaft l5. A spring seated drop pin 13 in the lever H, which is operated by a'twisting handle: 19 on the end of the'lever, will engage anyone of anumber of holes'or teeth 88 in the edge of a segment 85, thereby. locking the belt support arm in any operating position or in an inoperative position- :The segment 30 is fastened to the outside of the side frame by studs 88 On "the end of the shaft 15"opposite to thelever i1 is located a lever 81 which is securely fastened to the shaft. Theenrl of this lever is pivoted tow a springseated rod 82. This spring rod pivots ona stu'd 83 which is screwed into a hub on the lever. Bin-{The otherend of the springrod is slidablein a poppet 84 which "is screwed into the-side frame A-sprin'g .85 onthe pring rod iscompressed to a proper pressure between a pop-' pet 84 and a collar 86 onthe spring rod. to counteract the weight of the-belt arr'n; After the splice has been made and thepaper is running ofi the new roll, the reel spiders .will be rotated in an anti-clockwise direction, as lee-king at Fig. 1, until a' predetermined position has; been reached. This position is'reached when thecenteri ofthe running roll is approximately in-line with the position roll 81,.asshowh in Fig. '1. Thisis the proper running off position for the roll and will' bekeptT until the buttis gettiug small" At this enough to prepare for a new splice; same position of the upper end ofthe double spider the lower end of the spi-der'is' in the proper-position for removing the old butt loading a new roll."

As it is necessary that the paper i011 be con being u-nwoundfthe stantly under control whil be t 'E.ji13st after sriic with the roll until t e :u i p A )n has been reached. At this'pcmt' hem w contacted with and moved the r ll 8'? which controls the tension ofqthe brake hands li'jand,

since the brake now controls the running off'ofraised up out of the weh,- the belt (5'? maybe contact with the paper roll.

The fol owing will explain the brake mecha nism (see especiallyv Fig.'-1).-*As the reel moves in an anticlockwise direction by turning the hand wheel 13, the newly spliced roll69 reaches the prefixed running position and the surface of the roll 69 bears against th lrOllsS! and moves the The roll 87. hasa running fit same to the left. lever 89.. The lever 89 is fastened to a-shaft 9!] which swivels in holes in hubs '8! located in ex tensions of frames :and' i The leveris solocated on the shaftthat it locates the roller 81 exactly in the middle of thepaper rollwhichalso is the centerline betweenthe'side'frames.

. ever,'still tensioi1ienough in'the'springs 95 to supply enough braking strain to controllthe butt.'as

on the shaft .9fl,;im'mediately inside brasl ps porting hubs 9l, aresecurely fastenedytwo ilevers; I

92, one on each side. On the free end of each of theseilevers'is a stud 193011 which swivels one'end" of a'turnbuckle 94. :The other end of each turn buckle connects with a pullspring-SE which is.

fastened to the end of the brake band l1. J'I'het other end of each brake'ban'd' is fastened to the inside of the .side frames: I and {a by a stud 100. .It will now be readily understood 'that' a's the roll I8! is pushed to the left'bythe paperroll 69! it turns thelsh'aft '99 which in turn will movethe levers 'SZ'to: the leftqj As the-levers 921' move .to' the left they will put tension on the springs 95.

This tensionwill, or course, va y -with*the'size of thejpaper rolliias' thesize of the roll governs the:

the beIts'BL-Ior selecting the running rollf r makes this possible!" 1 when changing paperrolls, theifollowingdeviceg 51 7 *Immediately inside: of each frarnei and locateda lever 96'which pivots on a stud9'! which fastens to the side Hamel- A bar.98 is loosely; connected bya stud'99 to thisleverfi'lhe other; 7 end of; the bar 98' is loosely. connected to the- 1 spring seated. 'end' 'of-- the brake band H. By:

throwing the lever 9fi downward until the lever locks past theicenter, it willhave pulled the bars 7 98 with it which will unlock the brakelband from the drum until again released;:

Aftersplicing and moving 'tothe running posi tion theipapercrollxmay be unwound until it is time-to preparejthe butt. forjanotherpasting oper ation; vAt thistime "the-tension regulating armj ,.89.will have moved so farito the right thatitiwill. strike againsta brace; I!!! which-connects the" fram'es i and (see Fig.1)? Thisiwill stop-thei roller 8'! from furthermotioni-There is; ho

itisbeing unwound.

The reel will now beturnedfaround hysteria. j ing the hand wheel I 3 in an anti-clockwiseidirectioniuntil the surface 'of'thei-new roll. 69 comes;

within approximately one-half'inch of the paster brush I02 which has beenbrought to a fixed post;

tion and locked there,-as will be explained later.

The expiring butt will nowbe in its properlocation for the splicing operation," as this position is automatically placed when the new roll 'fiil 'in the opposite spindle position is placed in the right location to the brush E02.

- At the extreme upper end 'of the side fram'es and .IeJis located a shaft I03. This shaft-[supports the paster arms H34 whichare'keyed thereto. The shaft swivels in brackets I89, one at each end,jwhich are securelyifa'stened to the side" frames land I The pasting mechanism iscmoved to operative and inoperative positions by a lever liliwhich is v keyed to the shaft I03 and located outside of the j c bracket Hi9 onth'eworin'gear' side ofthe reel.-

This lever engages a segment 'l 136 which. fastens" 1 toithe side frame '11 and is so a'rrangedj thata spring seated lock pin Hll in the handle ms of q 7 the lever' may lock the lever inany required posi tion; This,- of course, isthein'eans for locating the pastel arm: I04 which inFig. 1 is shownlin pastingposition. r The brushlfl is held in a 'brush'holder IIO.- The brush holder is in the shape of a lever which pivots with .a. shaft III to which it is securely clamped. The shaft III swivels in brackets] I2 which aresecured to the pastor-arms I64. The brush )2 is urgedby springs 'II3. towardsthe fresh roll but is kept from springing ahead by a pawlI I4 whichpivots on a'stud H5 on the brush or paster arm I04. The pawlI I4'is1cperatedbya solenoid I I6, mounted on a shelf I I1 ofpaster. arm I84, and is controlled by a push button, as will be. described'later. After the brush'j-has been. oper-.- ated by pushing thebutton it isonly required to move the brush arm I04 back. to inoperativeposi .tionand the brush will be automatically-reset by;

arod II8 of which upperend will strike against the fixed cain faceIZG which is part of the p aster: arm support bracket I09; -Fastened to the ends of the'brush. arm support. shaft ;I63-,-are1ocated levers I2l and I22; The purpose of these; levers is to countcrbalance the. weight ofthe brush armiarrangementby the pressurcof springs I23 on'spring-rods-Iz d. 1

Placed at the lower end-of the brush arms IE4 is located the knife I25which'is ShOWiI/ill Fig. 5, in operative position. It is guarded by' a guard I26 which is fastened to a. toe I21 on' the brush afrnfIM." The knife is held'ina holder I28 secured to a shaft I29 which is 'oscillatably sup portedin brackets I32 pnthe pastor arms H54;

On this shaft arelccated'the two torsion springs If!!! of which'cne end of each:;is fastened to'a' operation it will be automatically. reset when thebi'u'shxa'rin IBl'i's brought to inoperative positioni,

A crank arm [38 is placed on the end of the" knife support shaft I 29. This crank is pivotallyconhected'tora rod I39 which slides through a poppet I 4! mounted on a projection l ififof thebracket I05. when. the'brush arm is moved from one position to another. there willdevelop a crank actionbetween the brush arm and the fixed center of the poppet I4I.' This motion will-be transferred: by the rod I39 to the lever I38,- thereby. resetting "the knife in inoperative position.

A tube I42 acts asia brace between tlietwo arms I84. It also'acts ass-bar for the paper to slide on When-the paper is running from the butt in pasting position; 1 i

The electrical equipment and the wiring dia-: gram operate as followsz' P Referring particularly to Fig. 10; lines L-TI and L-2, represent any sources of electrical power. The usual-.sWitchfiMS and fuseshtd are: provided. -A lineiI45 runsto one side of a push button I 46 which may be. conveniently located on the frame of the machine. The other side of the push button 146. is connected to a-line lfi-i' which runs'to contacts in said selector switch In this manner a selection is made ofth e par-- ticular spindle which carriesrthe freshweb roll.

A line Mg runs to ;a brush ll9 which is shown;

It will be'understood readily that? the high part of the cam connects the others splice. I 7

particularly in Figs. 10' and '8.- This, when the switchfl lii' is closed and'pushbutton I46'is closed,

.will feed one side of the line to a center commutator ringISii. An insulated segment I5I is contacts I41 and'-I53 ,-thereby establishing a.

hold-in; circuit for the brush solenoid. When the brush. I82 moves forward to make the splice, the cam-I on the shaft II I, as best shownin Figs. i and-b', operatesa roller I56? 'on a switch I55, the. latter being carried by the bracket on the" brush arm and thereby, permits contacts to beclosed in this switch. This closingof contacts in the switch I56 connects line I54, which-is one side of the power line, to a knife solenoid I38,

the other side of which is connected by the line E5! to abrush I58 which cooperates witha contact segment I59 which is connected with the center ring I50 and then through the brush I49e,

line I49,"switch I48, line I41, push button M6 and line I45to the-other side of the line. This energizes'the knife solenoid andpermits theknifc 525 to sever the web'in amanner previously c1escribed. Italso' closes contacts I4I and 151' and thereby establishes a holdin circuit forthe. knife solenoid. When the push buttonI45 is opened by the operator releasingthe power the two solenoids IIB and-I36 are disconnected and these solenoids are deenergized;

It is evident that, whenthe'switch I48 operates to disconnectitheflower contacts'and connect the upper contacts, the commutator rings 5I serving the other spindle of the'reel, are connected,; thus the fresh roll may be first on one I spindle and then the other, it being automatirelation to gears I5, I8 and I 9.. By placing a suitable marker on-the-gear I9 the fresh pasteon the new roll Ii9 may be applied with reference to that marker. and thereby insure proper-operation of-the brush and knife to, make a successful The-splicing operation will now be explained.

As formerly explained, when the one paper roll'is in its running oil position, the opposite paper roll sockets are in the proper position for loading the reel. The expired butt will now be removed and a new roll be put in its place. In approximate line with a mark on the gear I9 the outside sheet Will now ,be. cut in the shape of saw teeth forming preferably: two corners Each of these cornerswill now be pasted to-the surface of thepaper roll by a paster'tab. This tab is a piece of paper that has been weakenedin the paper roll-except for ajportion inthe center of the roll which must be kept free of paste to make a clean path for tie belt 5'5 and rollSl;

The expiring butt will now be watched. When it is considered small enough to prepare for splicing, the hand wheel 5 3 will be revolved caus ing the new roll to move in an anti-clockwise direction unitil a predetermined mark on the frame is reached. This is the proper place for splicing if the splicing position is reached. At this time the arm Ifi i will be moved. to the right as far as it will go and locked, causing the brush arm I04 to be held in its proper position for splicing. Fig. 1 shows the brusharm in this position. The space between the brush and the roll will now be approximately one-half inch. The belt arm 14 has all this time been kept in its upper position with the belt 61 out of contact with the roll. It will now be lowered by moving the operating lever H to the left, bringing the belt 6! into contact with the surface of the roll. Since the belt is driven from thepress at paper speed, it will now start the roll spinning at a surface speed equal to the printing speed.

When the paster is to be made it is then necessary only to make an electric contact by push- In a websupporting ,reel,'the combination 7 of a central shaft, double arm paper roll spiders each spindle being supported by bearings in both I spiders, means on each spider for adjusting one spindle only longitudinally, braking means for ing the push button M6. This will operate the solenoid H6 which will make the brush force, the paper from the butt against the surface of the new roll. The paste on the end of the outside sheet of the new roll will stick to the paper coming l3. The lever 11 will be moved to the right as far as it will go and locked, raising the belt 6'! out of contact with the roll. \r l Having thus described my invention andthe advantages thereof, I do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as set forth in the claims, but what I claim is:

l. The combination with a doublearm reel for supporting two web rolls, of two means for" each spindle on. one end thereof, and means partly supported by each spider for applying said braking means to the end of each spindle.

a. In a Web supporting reel, the combination' of a central shaft, double arm paper roll spiders at opposite ends of said shaft, parallel spindles for the paper rolls at opposite ends of said spiders, each spindle being supported by bear-- ing in both spiders, means on each spider for r adjusting one spindle only longitudinally, brak ing means for each spindle on one end thereof,:

and means partly supported by each spider for applying said bra-king meansto the end of each spindle, the two adjusting means being in 'opposite spiders and at, opposite sides of the reel.

5. The combination with a magazine reel for supporting a running web roll and a fresh web roll, of a central shaft,- a shaft 'foreach roll, the

' brakes, one on each side of thereel, each brake applying tension each to one web roll separately, I a single controlling means for governing each tension means in succession as-it goesinto action on the running roll, means for causing the tension to vary with the diameter of the roll, and means to stop the lessening of the tension before the roll is exhausted.

2. In a magazine reel, the combinationof two '7 spindles for the fresh web roll and the running roll respectively, means for applying tension to the fresh web roll controlled at first by the diameter of that roll, means for applying tension to the running roll, and one controlling means for governing the application of tension to both rolls as each becomes the running roll.

I rotating the central shaft, a brake drum loosely mounted on the central shaftnear each spider,

being arranged to control one of said shafts in dependently of each other and located on opposite sides of the reel, each brake involving a flexible brake band, two springs for applying force to the separate brake hands, a shaft, two

levers on said shaft, each connected to one of said springs, another leverfixed to said last named shaft, and means on said lever for'controlling the levers and springs in accordance with thesize of the running roll during the first stage.

of its unwinding.

two springs for applying force to the separate brake hands, a shaft, two levers on said shaft,

each connected 'to one of said springs, another lever fixed to said shaft, and means .onsaicl levers for controlling the levers and springs. v In a web feeding device, the combination of a central shaft carrying two spiders, means for the brake drum to regulate tension in the web,

CHARLES L, RICARDS. I 

